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SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

NEWSNAVYVolume 60, No. 18, October 5, 2017

POTENT ADDITION TO FLEET

New destroyer welcomed into service – Pages 2-3What members of the ship’s company had to say – Pages 4-6

Parade Commander CMDR Edward Seymour presents the guard to CO HMAS Hobart CAPT John Stavridis during the destroyer’s commissioning ceremony at Garden Island, Sydney. Photo: ABIS Bonny Gassner

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WITH great fanfare, the guided mis-sile destroyer HMAS Hobart III was commissioned into the Fleet in a formal ceremony at Garden Island, Sydney, on September 23.

Joining other dignitaries, the ship’s company and family and friends at the ceremony, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia played a leading role in ensuring the world remained at peace.

“In these uncertain times, a strong, well-equipped ADF is absolutely criti-cal,” Mr Turnbull said.

“The commissioning of HMAS Hobart provides clear evidence of our determination to keep Australians safe and ensure we are ready and able to meet the challenges that come our way in the years ahead.

“Wherever she may travel around the world, Hobart will serve our nation and take action in Australia’s name.”

The third Australian Navy ship to carry the name Hobart will provide air defence for accompanying ships, in addition to land forces and infrastruc-ture in coastal areas, and for self-pro-tection against missiles and aircraft.

Her state-of-the-art Aegis combat system, including the phased array radar and missile systems, will pro-vide an advanced air defence system capable of engaging enemy aircraft and missiles at ranges of more than 150km.

She will also be capable of under-sea warfare and is equipped with mod-ern sonar systems, decoys, surface-launched torpedoes and an array of effective close-in defensive weapons.

CO Hobart CAPT John Stavridis said she was the most complex and capable warship ever operated by Australia.

“She is as powerful as she is potent and is every bit a destroyer,” CAPT Stavridis said.

“Her sensors and weapons are leading edge and she is capable of conducting the full span of maritime security operations.

“However, without the 185 men and women who serve in her, she is just another ship alongside.

“To be a warship requires a spe-cialist team who are masters in their individual skills and are capable of working collectively to achieve the mission.

“I am blessed with such a crew, who are both proficient and profes-sional.”

The ceremony included the break-ing of the commissioning pennant and hoisting of the Australian White Ensign for the first time, at which point Hobart became the responsibil-ity of CAPT Stavridis.

Witnessing the historic occasion were sailors from the former Hobarts which served with distinction in the Second World War and Vietnam War.

For more information about HMAS Hobart III visit http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-hobart-iii.

Destroyer welcomed to Fleet

Left and above, members of the ship’s company of HMAS Hobart cheer ship during her commissioning ceremony at Garden Island. Photos: ABIS Bonny Gassner and LSML-C SM Ronnie Baltoft

LSCIS Byron McIntyre raises the Australian White Ensign, officially marking the point at which HMAS Hobart comes under the command of CO CAPT John Stavridis. Photo: ABML-SC Craig Walton

The commissioning crew of HMAS Hobart manning the side at Garden Island during the ceremony. Photo: CPOIS Phillip Hunt

Watch video of the commissioning at video.defence.gov.au/play/5393

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Destroyer welcomed to Fleet

THE man given the responsibil-ity of commanding Navy’s new destroyer said it was an honour to be in command of a ship with a rich history of operational service

and excellence.CO HMAS Hobart CAPT John Stavridis

said every command had the same level of responsibility, which was to achieve the directed mission.

“The focus of my command and central to achieving our mission is developing a strong, positive culture,” CAPT Stavridis said.

“My vision for Hobart is to be a destroy-er renowned for excellence, with a profes-sional crew that sets the standard that others follow.

“This of course requires us all to be individually ready and masters of our trade, focused on continuous improvement and knowledge enhancement. To be frank, we must be better skilled and prepared than any opponent.

“We are also required to have a collective mindset and ability to work as a team.

“Finally, we must be proud of our ship and have Hobart in the best material state to be ready for operations.

“As I regularly tell my crew; it is a chal-lenge that requires our constant focus and attention. Put simply, there is no second-best in warfare. However, we are fortunate as we know what success looks like; it was dem-onstrated by our shipmates from Hobart I and II. Their continued support and interest in our progress has been most beneficial and welcome.”

CAPT Stavridis said he and some of his crew members were fortunate to have spent time at sea in their Spanish sister ship, ESPS Cristobal Colon (F105), earlier this year.

“The time spent in Cristobal Colon was extremely valuable as it provided a unique opportunity to better understand the plat-form and to work with a crew that have a detailed working knowledge of the ship,” CAPT Stavridis said.

“Cristobal Colon’s crew were extremely generous in their time and ensured that we were given all opportunities to learn as much as we could.”

He said the layout of the Cristobal Colon was similar to the Hobart-class DDGs.

“In fact the Hobart-class was based on the F104 design with modifications taken from the F105.”

CAPT Stavridis said while Hobart shared many features, including incorpora-

Man on a mission of excellence

SGT Dave Morley talks with some of the crew members of HMAS Hobart III.

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tion of the Aegis weapons system, there were differences among the selection of specific weapons and sensors.

CAPT Stavridis said Hobart would now proceed to a period of operational test and evaluation.

“The first major assessment post-com-missioning will be the mariner skills evalu-ation which tests activities such as seaman-ship and damage control, ensuring the crew is competent to proceed to sea,” he said.

“Next year is an exciting year which will include visits to other ports within Australia, including our namesake city.

“The period of operational test and evalu-ation will culminate with the Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQTS) – or ‘sea-squats’ – in the United States next year.

“This trials period marks the last dedi-cated systems engineering milestone for the Hobart combat system.

“A period of intense testing will include multiple live-firing events and is aimed at demonstrating the full capabilities of the combat system throughout the detect-to-engage sequence. However, this important

event won’t only test the combat system but the entire crew.

“On successful completion of this trials period Hobart will be declared operationally capable.”

CAPT Stavridis said it was an honour to serve in his second Hobart and he consid-ered himself very fortunate.

“I feel especially proud having served in HMAS Hobart II as an officer of the watch from 1993-1995,” CAPT Stavridis said.

“My experiences in Hobart II were posi-tive, with a key memory being the profes-sional and inclusive crew.

“It was a happy ship and one that was very much mission-focused.

“It is an attitude and focus I hope we can achieve in Hobart III.

“We are also fortunate to have the sup-port of the Hobart Associations; our for-mer shipmates that established the ‘Green Ghost’s’ reputation for excellence.

“They have been central in relaying their stories and lessons learned. I hope that we, too, can become, as they were affectionately known as, ‘the best damn ship in the Fleet’.”

SGT Dave Morley speaks with CO HMAS Hobart CAPT John Stavridis.

CO HMAS Hobart CAPT John Stavridis salutes the officer of the day LEUT James Chinner, after being the last man to board the guided missile destroyer at her commissioning ceremony. Photo: ABML-SC Craig Walton

Length: 146.7 metresBeam: 18.6 metresDraft: 7.2 metresFull load displacement: 7000 tonnesPerformance: Top speed 28+ knotsRange: 5000+ nautical miles at 18+ knotsCrew: About 180Accommodation: 234Combat System: Aegis Weapon System Baseline 7.1AN/SPY-1D(V) Phased Array RadarHorizon Search RadarMk 41 vertical launch system (48 VLS cells)Gun: Mk45 5” 62 calibreAdvanced Harpoon Weapon Control System: two quad launchersEW SuiteVery short range air and surface defenceNULKA Active Missile Decoy systemIntegrated sonar system incorporating a hull-mounted and towed array sonarCommunications suiteAviation: Hangars: 1Boats: Two rigid hulled inflatable boats

FACTS AND FIGURES


With the Fleet’s new destroyer about to embark on her period of operational test and evaluation, SGT Dave Morley spoke with some of the crew members of HMAS Hobart.

A CPOCSM who followed his older brother into the Navy served in HMAS Hobart II as a “brand new seaman CSO”, in 1999.

CPO Brenden Smart, pictured, is the Combat Systems Manager in Hobart III.

“Hobart II was where I started to learn my tradecraft and I later had the opportu-nity to decommission her in 2000,” CPO Smart said.

“It was sad to see the 30-plus years of history go, but also a proud moment to be part of.

“I did a South West Pacific deploy-ment on Hobart II’s decommissioning trip.”

CPO Smart said he was exceptionally proud to commission Hobart III.

“It’s a bookend to my career to contin-ue the Hobart tradition and to bring some of the traditions of the past into the future, and to help establish the next generation of destroyers in the Navy,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to seeing all the many months of training and years of hard work coming to fruition as an opera-tionally-ready unit.”

CPO Smart was influenced to join the Navy by his brother.

“My brother Steven served in the Navy as a POET from 1986 to 2001,” he said.

“My older brother was a big influence on me growing up – I always looked up to him, so I very much wanted to follow his path.”

FOR one well-travelled HMAS Hobart stoker there’s a sense of déjà vu in the new ship.

ABMT Jessica Nilsen has been in the Navy for more than six years and works in the electrical section of the ship’s marine engineering department.

She said she served with CO CAPT Stavridis in HMAS Anzac when the ship did work-ups in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area and then deployed to Operation Slipper on 2012.

“The CO saw pretty quickly I was on board Hobart III and came and had a chat with me,” she said.

“When we had Anzac’s photos done in Dubai, I held the ship’s shield in front of him, so when we

had another photo done for Hobart III, he requested I come up to the front to hold the ship’s shield in front of him again, so he could rep-licate the photo.

“So it’s really good having CAPT Stavridis as our CO.”

AB Nilsen said she was expect-ing a few challenges with the new ship, but was also looking forward to helping get the ship through its work-ups.

“Normally when you go through work-ups most of your crew is already experienced in that platform, but we’re starting from zero, where we all have this base-line of all being new, so I think it’ll be a difficult work-up,” she said.

“It’ll be challenging, but in a

good way. After the work-up we’ll be going to the US for our first-of-class trials, which will be the highlight of this posting.

“It’s pretty exciting to have this opportunity.”

AB Nilsen said she joined the Navy because she wanted to travel, as well as loving the ocean, hav-ing grown up on the beaches in Newcastle.

She has served in HMA Ships Anzac, Stuart and Parramatta and participated in Operation Resolute.

She also served on several exer-cises around Darwin and took part in the International Fleet Review in Japan in 2015.

CO a familiar faceABMT Jessica Nilsen in HMAS Hobart’s machinery control room. Photo: ABIS Steven Thomson

Continuing his Hobart tradition

LCDR Peter Shirley on the forecastle of HMAS Hobart alongside Garden Island, Sydney.Photo: ABIS Steven Thomson

Photo: ABIS Bonny Gassner

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With the Fleet’s new destroyer about to embark on her period of operational test and evaluation, SGT Dave Morley spoke with some of the crew members of HMAS Hobart.

A SAILOR from Hobart, posted to HMAS Hobart, is glad to be part of the new destroyer’s crew.

LSCIS Timothy Lawler, pictured, who has been in Navy for 13 years, is one of the communicators on board.

He said he was looking forward to bringing the ship online and making sure it all worked well.

“I requested to be posted to this ship because my hometown is Hobart – I had to beg and plead a little bit, but I got there in the end,” he said.

LS Lawler also discovered his best mate since he was 13 is also serving in the ship.

“POMT Todd Rourke and I went to Geilston Bay High School and, later, Rosny College together, and then we both joined the Navy not long after that,” he said.

EXTERNAL communications senior maintainer LSET David Braendler, pic-tured, is another who has a long history with HMAS Hobart III.

He was on the AWD project for a couple of years before posting to the ship.

“I was part of a group called Test and Activation, so our role was to install equipment on the ship, turn it on, test the system, then integrate it with other systems,” he said.

“We’re nailing a lot of the proce-dures now and we’re really figuring out how all our equipment interacts with other systems around the ship.

“So the learning is there, the train-ing is picking up and now we just have to test it operationally.”

LS Braendler said it was exciting being part of the commissioning crew after such a long connection with the ship.

“Going through the process of tak-ing the ship from where it was on the hard stands, to being in the water actu-

ONE of the ship’s company who previously served in Hobart II is the ship’s seamanship supervisor, POB Daniel Mercer, pictured.

He said being a part of the ship’s commissioning crew was exciting.

“In my case, it’s even more exciting to have served in two ships with the same name,” PO Mercer said.

“My day-to-day work will involve bringing our executive department up to a baseline stand-ard in seamanship; so that’s operat-ing the boats, RAS rigs and things as basic as line-handling and berth-ing and slipping from the wharf.

“Our crew is quite junior, espe-cially in the executive department; we’ve got a lot of members whose only sea experience is during sea trials of this ship.

“It’ll certainly be a challenge, even with an experienced crew, with the different systems; it’s going to be an experience regard-less to get these people up to the standard required by Navy.”

PO Mercer said he was looking forward to learning new lessons.

“It will be a massive learning environment and we will experi-ence facets of Navy life no one has yet done, because of the mod-ernised systems the ship operates under,” he said.

PO Mercer joined Hobart II in early 1998 and served for two years until the ship decommissioned.

HMAS HOBART’S Deputy Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer LCDR Peter Shirley’s history with the ship goes back

seven years, when he joined the AWD project as the topside engineering lead in August 2010.

He was responsible for the coordina-tion of the topside design.

“That involved things like changing locations of antennas, radars and making sure the top part of the ship was able to achieve what it was originally designed to do,” LCDR Shirley said.

“I’m pretty happy with how it’s all turned out, but the proof will be when we go and do our combat system sea qualifi-cation trials in the US in the latter half of next year.”

LCDR Shirley said he was confident the trials would go well.

“There’s been an immense amount of planning involved in getting to this point and a huge amount of effort and resourc-es expended, so I have a lot of faith it will go well,” he said.

“It’s a first-of-class ship, so this is the first time Australia has used this particu-lar type of vessel in the manner in which we’re going to be using it.”

LCDR Shirley said the weapons fir-ings in the US would test the systems from end-to-end and the full engagement chain of detection through to firing mis-siles and post-firing analysis.

“Getting the ship to that point involves not just the systems, but also the ship’s crew, and some of the challenges we have in the short term are getting the crew to a point where they’re ready to undertake that challenge,” he said.

“This is the third ship I’ve commis-sioned, after Warramunga and Stuart, and I think this is by far the best crew I’ve ever seen assembled for a task like this.

“The team that’s been assembled to get this ship moving forward is absolute-ly top notch and I have a lot of faith in their ability to be able to get the job done.

“I feel honoured to be part of Hobart’s team.”

LCDR Shirley joined the Navy in 1997 as a junior recruit and became an officer in 2004 as part of the RMIT engi-neering officers’ scheme.

Honoured to be part

of the team

A special connection

Determined to be in crew

ally testing the systems properly and being a leading seaman on the ship, working with gear I installed, is a pret-ty exciting time,” he said.

“I think the biggest drawcard for a lot of us is going to the US next year to test all the combat systems.

“It’s a pretty important process we have to go through, and once we tick that off, we’ll be operationally ready.”

“This is the second ship we’ve served in together.”

LS Lawler has completed two tours to the Middle East in HMA Ships Stuart and Anzac, and participated in Exercise Rimpac in HMAS Success.

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HMAS Hobart’s crew will be well-fed if ABML-C Morgan Douglas, pictured, has any-thing to do with it.

AB Douglas, who posted into the ship after serving in patrol boats, said she was looking forward to getting back to her core role as a chef and working in the galley, especially the bakery.

“I’m quite excited I’ll be able to get some baking done on board – I thoroughly enjoy working in the new galley,” she said.

AB Douglas said being part of the commis-sioning crew was quite overwhelming, but also exciting at the same time.

“For me, it’s overwhelming coming back from patrol boats, where it’s such a small crew, and going into a more challenging position, pushing ourselves harder every day and work-

ing long hours, but it’s worth it at the end of the day,” she said.

“I just want to shine as bright as I can, to be the best person I can be as part of this crew, as part of this ship and as part of this experience.”

AB Douglas said a challenge for her would be the servery line because it was located sepa-rately from the galley.

“It’s a challenge we’ll overcome by work-ing together as a fantastic team.”

AB Douglas has served in the Navy for more than five years, in HMA Ships Sydney and Bathurst, with deployments to South-East Asia and border protection operations.

She joined the Navy at 17 because she wanted to do something different and challenge herself.

HAVING only been in the Navy eight months, MIDN Emily Tollenaar, pictured, is excited at being part of the crew joining the newest addition to the Fleet.

The maritime warfare officer is one of only four members of her intake from the Royal Australian Naval College to be posted to HMAS Hobart’s commissioning crew and said she felt privileged to be in such a special ship.

“It’s a milestone I’ll look back on, as opposed to if it was any other ship,” MIDN Tollenaar said.

“It’s also a great opportunity to learn about the future Navy a lot of others in my cohort won’t have – they’re all saying how cool it is to get a posting here.

“There’s an aura around a pow-erful ship like a destroyer that other ships don’t have.”

MIDN Tollenaar said she joined the Navy because she enjoyed adventure and an active lifestyle.

“I want to specialise as a princi-pal warfare officer and eventually command my own ship, like a frig-ate or a destroyer,” she said.

“I’m quite lucky to be with a good crew – they’re always helpful and willing to lend a hand.

“I post off Hobart in January, but while I’m here I’m looking forward to putting all the theory I’ve learnt into practice.”

MIDN Tollenaar will proceed to ADFA for tertiary studies before re-joining her maritime warfare officer training and the Fleet on graduation.


SGT Dave Morley spoke to HMAS Hobart crew members on the eve of her operational test and evaluation.

Privileged to be posted

Ready to serve


Photo: ABIS Steven Thomson


MIDN Lucy Sara

AUXILIARY oiler HMAS Sirius has reached a significant capability headmark, conduct-ing her 500th RAS last month.

HMAS Melbourne had the privilege of the milestone refu-elling, in an operation that also saw HMA Ships Parramatta and Toowoomba refuelled in a triple replenishment operation.

A handcrafted 500 flag was flown from the recovery line to mark the occasion.

As a part of the multi-ship Indo-Pacific Endeavour deploy-ment, Sirius is providing sup-port for the largest Australian task group deployed in decades.

Within a 24-hour period,

the crew of Sirius reinforced their reputation for great ser-vice when they replenished HMA Ships Adelaide, Darwin, Parramatta, Melbourne and Toowoomba.

The crew also conducted two personnel transfers via heli-copter, demonstrating the ship’s newly reinstated capability of aircraft operations for the first time in seven years.

MIDN Niamh Reading, who is completing her Naval Officer Year One engineering familiari-sation, said the hard work was worth the experience she has gained.

“The 500th replenish-ment at-sea was an incredible moment to participate in, and a

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many sailors on board,” she said.

“Having only posted to Sirius in the past month, I feel honoured to be a part of this achievement and I look forward to contributing to reaching vari-ous other objectives with the crew while deployed.”

Sirius will next head to the Indo-Pacific region as a part of the Australian Task Group, which will work to provide support and enhance interoperability with regional nations, including South Korea, Japan, Micronesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, India, Cambodia, Brunei and the Philippines.

A Sirius milestoneHMA Ships Melbourne, left, and Parramatta conduct a dual RAS with HMAS Sirius, with the refuelling of Melbourne marking the 500th for the tanker. Photo: CPOB Ken Lawton

Station 1 party, from left, LSBM Liam Ball, ABBM Ben Reace, ABMT Jack Fitzpatrick, ABBM Luke Chamberlain and LSBM Mark Judd celebrate the ship’s milestone. Photo: ABET Luke van Beekhuizen

Tribute to those who have servedLEUT Will Singer

A MONUMENT to mariners has been unveiled in Western Australia as a thank you to sailors of all descriptions, from a grateful maritime nation.

The 3.6m bronze sculpture, nick-named “Jack”, was unveiled by West Australian Premier Mark McGowan on the Perth foreshore at Elizabeth Quay where it will be on display before being relocated to Rous Head in Fremantle, to be the central element of the Australian Sailor Monument.

“I am delighted to unveil this remark-able sculpture, which will be the centre-piece of a national monument honouring the contribution of thousands of indig-enous Australians, explorers, settlers, sailors, adventurers, Navy personnel, migrants and fishermen, who have all played an important role in our nation’s maritime heritage,” Premier McGowan said.

“This magnificent sculpture will stand as a permanent tribute to those who have sailed our nation’s seas and waterways and will watch over those who go down to the sea in ships for gen-erations to come.

“Having served in the Royal Australian Navy, I have witnessed first-hand the personal sacrifices made by the countless men and women who have served our country.”

The ceremony was represented by Navy members both past and present, with Senior Naval Officer Western Australia CDRE Brett Dowsing paying his respects to his maritime ancestors.

Convener of the monument Gavin Ryan said Western Australia’s past, pre-sent and future prosperity was closely linked to the sea.

“The Australian Sailor Monument honours the sailors who have served, and continue to serve our country, while also recognising all those who have contrib-uted to our nation’s maritime legacy,” Mr Ryan said.

“The monument will stand as a last-ing testament to their courage, spirit and contribution.”

International award-winning artists Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith (Smith Sculptors) were commissioned for the project.

Information on the monument can be found at www.australiansailormonument.com.au.

The Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, unveils the Australian Sailor Monument on the Perth foreshore at Elizabeth Quay. Photo: LSIS Bradley Darvill

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DEFENCE is holding its first Force Design conference to gather ideas from around Australia and the globe on designing the future force.

Decision-makers, practitioners, innovators, military partners, and researchers from Defence, industry, academia, and government agencies will join forces in Canberra from October 10-11 to discuss how we design and deliver a joint ADF that is capable, potent and agile.

Deputy Director Force Options Development CMDR Roger Fonhof, Force Design Division, said the divi-sion, established last year post First Principles Review (FPR), was trans-forming the way Defence undertakes Force Design, by making the force structure review a business-as-usual process.

“Force Design is one of the big changes resulting from the FPR,” CMDR Fonhof said.

“It will finally provide Defence with an enduring capacity to review itself, to make sure we have the right mix of capability to do what we need to do today and in the future.

“We need to answer questions such as: What does the ADF need today, tomorrow and well into the future? How can we maximise innovation and technology to give us an edge? How do we continue to deliver an ADF fit-for-purpose for today’s operations while also designing an ADF that can not only fight, but win, in future operations?”

Brainstorming the future

Force Design Division is seeking to create a collaborative environment to promote creative thinking and to explore force option opportunities.

CMDR Fonhof said it was critical the ADF achieve the best fit in terms of capability and resources available, while keeping within its budget.

“So it’s about frank and fearless advice, the understanding of options,

benefits, trade-offs and implications,” he said.

Head Navy Capability RADM Jonathan Mead said Navy had embarked upon the most ambitious re-capitalisation of its Fleet and support-ing infrastructure since WWII.

“This offers both opportunities and challenges, but Navy’s potential will only be realised through a joint

approach, which encompasses Force Design through to integrated warfight-ing,” RADM Mead said.

“It is absolutely essential that Navy’s needs and requirements are developed through a joint lens, and Force Design is the pathway by which we materialise our future order of combat.”

Head Force Design AVM Mel

Hupfeld encouraged leaders in the fields of innovation, research and Defence to provide their ideas on areas such as collaboration, experimentation, wargaming, innovation, and options development to help Defence deliver a joint force by design.

“I’d like to enlist your collective wisdom to help the ongoing profes-sionalisation of our workforce and evolve the world-class tools, tech-niques and methodologies we need, so that every soldier, sailor and air-man and airwoman has access to the best capability systems solutions at the right time in the right location,” AVM Hupfeld said.

“We have to be able to provide a clear, coherent, relatable and consist-ent capability narrative to both the public and government. This narrative must begin internally, and be contest-ed by the likes of yourselves, before we begin our engagement with other external stakeholders, including cen-tral agencies, industry and academia.

“We draw on experts and infor-mation sources from both within the department and beyond. In particu-lar, we work closely with our Service Chiefs and Group Heads who play a vital role providing input into Force Design, as well as a critical role in shaping the design of the future force. You, and they, are the experts of your domains; we respect that, and need yours and their engagement to tell the story.”

More information on the conference is avail-able at: www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/conferences/

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Riding to save livesWO2 Andrew Hetherington

DEFENCE motorcyclists converged on Russell Offices in Canberra on September 22 to raise awareness and money for Prostate Cancer research and to promote the 2017 Long Ride around Tasmania.

More than 70 riders entered their bikes in the Show and Shine event, which included representatives from the three services and the Defence APS, and excellent support from a number of local businesses.

The activity raised more than $3000, but more importantly got many people out of the offices to enjoy the bikes and raise their awareness of prostate cancer.

National coordinator for Defence participants in the Long Ride, WGCDR Paul Connor, said more than 150 Defence personnel were expected to participate in the annual fund-rais-ing and health awareness event.

“Personnel will be riding down to Melbourne to board the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from as far away as Darwin, Western Australia and Queensland,” WGCDR Connor said.

“Seven Darwin riders will begin their journey on October 8, to get to the ferry which departs for Tasmania on the night of October 13.

“The ride in Tasmania will move around the island in an anti-clockwise loop totalling about 1000km.”

Defence typically raises about $150,000 each year as part of the ride for the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia.

“After the ride finishes on October 19, a lot of us will be attending the Moto Grand Prix at Philip Island on October 21-22, as it has designated the PCFA as the official charity,” WGCDR Connor said.

“We have a larger raffle than usual this year and about 50 Defence rid-ers will attend the race, selling raffle tickets and raising the awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health.

“Being associated with the event will dramatically increase our reach for raising awareness, and hopefully enable a larger amount of funds to be raised this year for the charity. This will hopefully continue for a couple of years into the future.”

CDF ACM Mark Binskin said the event was about reducing the impact of the disease on the community.

“Prostate cancer affects a lot of

people. If you think about it, there are 8000 men in Defence today who will be affected by the cancer in their life time,” ACM Binskin said.

“It is a significant number of peo-ple and that’s why Defence needs to do its share to educate and raise the awareness of the disease and funds to help the charity.”

Two of the participants on this year’s Long Ride will be WOATA

Brendon Blank, of HMAS Albatross, and his wife Tanya riding as his pil-lion.

“I’m the coordinator for Team Albatross, taking over from the good work started by ABATA Dave Loughman,” WO Blank said.

“There are 15 of us going on the ride this year and we will be joining up with 14 bikes from Team Wagga to travel down to Melbourne on October 12.

“It’s a very good cause and my wife and I decided to enter our first Long Ride after deciding to take a new direction in our lives.”

Mrs Blank said after losing their 16-year-old daughter Sarah to suicide three years ago, they both decided to do different things in their lives.

“We’re trying to find something good again in our lives and we used Sarah’s nickname, ‘Sezza’, as our new bike’s number plate,” Mrs Blank said.

She said the number plate often became a talking point about mental illness when they were out riding.

“It breaks the stigma by talking to others openly and, hopefully, by doing so, it keeps our daughter’s memory alive.

“By more discussions, hopefully more will be done for mental ill-ness, as it remains the leading cause of death in Australia for those aged 15-44.

“We feel like she is on the bike rid-ing with us.”

To make a donation visit http://pcfafundrais-ing.org.au/event/thelongride2017

WOATA Brendon Blank and his wife Tanya with their new Yamaha FJR 1300AE touring bike, which they will take on the Long Ride around Tasmania. Photo: WO2 Andrew Hetherington

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IT’S been 50 years since one of the key com-munications hubs for the submarine com-munity opened its gates and created a remote Western Australian town in the process.

More than 1200km north of Perth, Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, in Exmouth, marked the occasion on September 16.

Initially named as the US Naval Communication Station North West Cape, the station was renamed a year later in hon-our of then Prime Minister Harold Holt, who opened the facility but disappeared months later, assumed drowned.

The RAN Band was in location to sup-port, as VIPs and locals gathered for a parade, ball and other festivities, marking not only the Defence presence but the com-munity that it created.

Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne said the longstanding joint initiative between the ADF and the USN had ensured Australia’s important strategic capabilities and borders were protected.

“Since the station was commissioned on September 16, 1967, it has played a signifi-cant part in the Australia-US relationship through its strategic and operational role,” Senator Payne said.

The station was built following the 1963 signing of construction and operation agree-ments, and the status of forces agreement, between Australia and the United States.

Remote station marks 50 years

“The station provides very low frequency communication transmission services in support of Australian, US and allied subma-rines and has strengthened the relationship between Australia and the United States,” Senator Payne said.

“The antennae array covers over 400 hectares. The antennas are a large spider-web of wires supported in a top-hat arrangement using 13 towers, the tallest of which is nearly 400 metres.”

The tallest tower is called Tower Zero and was for many years the tallest man-made structure in the southern hemisphere.

In 1992 command of the base was offi-

cially passed from the USN to the RAN.The station is now operated and main-

tained by the Department of Defence on behalf of the Commonwealth and the US, after a formal agreement between both coun-tries was signed in 2008.

Created in support of the station’s con-struction and operation, the town of Exmouth was declared open on the same day as the station was commissioned and has become a popular tourist destination.

The town’s population of just over 2000 triples during peak tourist season, as it is a staging point to explore World Heritage Site the Ningaloo Coast.

Chief of Staff USN Region Hawaii CAPT

James Jenks and Director General Navy

Information Warfare CAPT Stephen Dryden

at the ceremony to mark 50 years since the

opening of the Naval Communication Station

Harold E. Holt, in Exmouth.

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HMAS Newcastle has completed a two-week attachment to the United States Fifth Fleet while deployed on maritime security operations in the Middle East region.

During the attachment, which concluded last month, Newcastle conducted escort operations in the Arabian Gulf in support of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 11, and a range of naval manoeuvres with US Navy and French Navy ships.

Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle East MAJGEN John Frewen said Newcastle’s attach-ment to the US Fifth Fleet directly supported the international effort to ensure open access to some of the world’s most important sea lines of communication.

“Royal Australian Navy ships and

personnel have conducted maritime security operations in the Middle East for the past 27 years, ensuring free trade and contributing to region-al stability,” MAJGEN Frewen said.

“During this attachment, Newcastle was able to provide escort and support to US and French ves-sels as part of operations to ensure free passage in the Arabian Gulf.”

USN Commander of the Strike Group, RADM Bill Byrne, said Newcastle performed at a high level during the maritime security opera-tions.

“The officers and crew of Newcastle were true professionals and displayed a phenomenal level of competency and flexibility,” RADM Byrne said.

“It was seamless working with

them, and their mastery of dynamic operations and ship manoeuvres gives me great confidence that they bring their ‘A game’ to the fight.

“If we needed to collaborate with them in any unforeseen contingency, they’d be our biggest asset. I am proud and honoured to serve along-side the sailors of Newcastle and look forward to the next opportunity.”

Newcastle provided escort to sev-eral US ships and conducted opera-tions including patrols and replen-ishments at sea with US Navy ships during the attachment.

She also conducted integrated fly-ing serials with her embarked MH60R helicopter and Scaneagle Unmanned Aerial System for the first time on Australian operations.

Newcastle on escort ops

LCDR Fiona Southwood and MAJ Chris Linden

FORTY years of dedicated service by CPOMT Paul ‘Jock’ O’Keefe was recently celebrated by the crew of HMAS Newcastle, while deployed to the Middle East region.

CPO O’Keefe’s achievement was recog-nised with a cake, made specially to order by the ship’s chefs, and dinner in the Captain’s cabin.

The 40-year mark meant he was eligi-ble for his fifth clasp to his Defence Long Service Medal, more commonly referred to as the Federation Star.

This was presented to him by Commander JTF633 MAJGEN John Frewen when he embarked in Newcastle for an overnight visit.

The occasion was made even more special by a touching letter of congratulations from CPO O’Keefe’s wife, which was read out by members of the engineering department.

The marine technicians on board also presented him with a framed copy of Navy News published on the date he joined the Royal Australian Navy – August 23, 1977.

CPO O’Keefe said it was a wonderful surprise.

“The letter said how proud she and our family are of me and my achievements,” he said.

“It shows why, after so many years together, you can still be made to feel amazed and thankful for the people you love.”

CPO O’Keefe has served at sea for 25 years and has been deployed on Operations Manitou, Resolute, Slipper, Catalyst and Warden.

He has served in HMA Ships Torrens, Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and Newcastle – each on multiple occasions, serving in all but one of Navy’s Adelaide-class frigates.

“I have been asked ‘how could you do the same job for so long?’ I reply ‘I haven’t’,” he said.

“Over my time I have been under instruc-tion, I have been an instructor.

“I have spent time ashore and I’ve spent time at sea. I have been a junior sailor and I have been a divisional senior sailor.

“I have visited over 100 different cities and towns in over 40 countries.

“I didn’t join the Navy as a CPO, I did my time and put in the hard yards.

“I learned to love the job I do, but it could not have been possible without all the people I have known over this time.”

CPO O’Keefe’s advice for young sailors is to make the most of every moment in the Navy.

“You are in the Navy at a very exciting time with new assets coming on line and dif-ferent career paths becoming available.

“Enjoy your time; it goes faster than you think.

“Never be afraid to ask questions, nobody knows everything – even Chiefs – but I didn’t say that!”

Star turn for senior sailor

CPO Paul O’Keefe celebrates his 40th year in the Navy in the junior sailors’ cafe aboard HMAS Newcastle. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez


HMAS Newcastle with aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, USS Princeton and FNS Jean Bart in the Arabian Gulf during a two-week attachment to the US Fifth Fleet. Photo: US SMN Emily Johnston

HMAS Newcastle’s hose line party heave on deck during a night-time RAS with USS Tippecanoe. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

HMAS Newcastle’s distancing line party man their station on the forecastle during a RAS with USS Tippecanoe. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

CPOCD Ashe Konig jumps off the forecastle of HMAS Newcastle during a man overboard exercise. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

Commander JTF633 MAJGEN John Frewen and CO HMAS Newcastle CMDR Mark Sirois observe a rigid hull inflatable boat being retrieved on board Newcastle. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS October 5 , 2017 1514 CENTRE70 YEARS OF PEACEKEEPING

SINCE the formation of the United Nations (UN) in the closing stages of World War II, much effort has

been expended to limit the form and extent of conflict through interna-tional treaties and conventions, and Australia has been a leading player.

During the past 70 years Navy has achieved a proud record of par-ticipation in international peace-keeping, with peacekeepers serving in the field with the UN almost con-tinuously throughout that time.

Not all peacekeeping operations are benign and as such they fall into three distinct categories.

The first, peacekeeping, de-scribes non-coercive diplomacy and formally refers to observer and interposition forces. Peacekeeping operations implicitly operate under a mandate and according to condi-tions which are agreed to by all con-cerned.

Open ocean peacekeeping op-erations are rare and, more com-monly, naval forces have been used to patrol coasts, estuaries and riv-ers to monitor ceasefires. Warships have also provided neutral venues for peace talks, while other special-ist naval personnel have been em-ployed ashore as military observers, liaison officers, headquarters staff officers, disarmament inspectors or in medical logistics, and communi-cations detachments.

The utility, reach and presence of naval forces, particularly amphibi-ous vessels and their embarked air assets, has also seen the provision of substantial logistic support to peace-keeping forces operating ashore.

Peace enforcement operations move a step further than peacekeep-ing and are defined by a coercive use of military forces to assist diplomat-ic efforts to restore peace and order.

In some circumstances peace enforcement operations have been undertaken when one or more of the belligerents have not consented to

intervention by international forces. While the level of force exerted

is carefully controlled, the possibil-ity of reprisal by the affected party generally requires such operations to be conducted in concert with a range of self-protective measures.

The roles played by maritime forces often depend upon the nature and scale of the operation, but may extend to high- level sea control and power projection operations, as well as the provision of logistic support. Sanctions and embargoes are a ma-jor maritime component of peace enforcement.

Peacemaking may be defined as operations to secure a ceasefire or peaceful settlement, involving diplomatic action supported when necessary by direct or indirect use of military assets.

The presence of a warship close offshore can assist immeasurably in this context, providing an unmistak-able show of military strength and national resolve. Irrespective of the type of peacekeeping mission exe-cuted, all have inherent dangers and risks associated with them and con-sequently a number of ADF person-nel have lost their lives in the pursuit of peace.

Since 1947, peacekeepers have taken part in more than 50 opera-tions, in more than two dozen thea-tres of conflict around the world.

Given its size and resources, Australia is also expected to take a particular leadership role in the re-gion when it comes to bringing aid to the victims of natural disasters.

Few if any of these missions could be undertaken without naval support, and the men and women of the Navy have regularly been on the frontline when Australia has sought to display its interest and concern in world events.

John Perryman is Director Strategic and Historical Studies RAN History Section at the Sea Power Centre – Australia

Some of the more notable peace-keeping missions of the past four decades:

Second UN Emergency Force (UNEF II) Egypt 1973 - 1979

Operation MazurkaMultinational Force and Observ-ers (MFO) Sinai 1982 - present

Operation Damask (I)First maritime interception force 1990 - 1991

Operation BlazerUN special commission in Iraq (UNSCOM) 1991 - 2000

Operation Damask III-XMaritime interception force 1991 - 2001

Operations Gemini/BannerUN transitional authority in Cam-bodia (UNTAC) 1992 - 1993

Operation SolaceUnited task force in Somalia (UNITAF) 1992 - 1993

Operation IguanaSecond UN operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) 1993 - 1994

Operation TamarUN assistance mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) 1994 - 1996

Operation LagoonBougainville peace conference 1994

Operation OsierNATO-led stabilisation force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzego-vina 1996 - 2005.

Operation Belisi (I) Bougainville truce monitoring group 1997 - 1998

Operation Belisi (II) Bougainville peace monitoring group 1998 - 2003

Operation Stabilise/Warden UN sanctioned peace enforce-ment operations in East Timor 1999 - 2000

Operation TanagerUN transitional administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 2000 - 2002

Operation DorsalAustralian support to the Solo-mon Islands peace process 2000

Operation TrekPromotion of stability and peace in the Solomon Islands 2000 - 2001

Operation AnodeStrengthened assistance frame-work program in support of the Solomon Islands Government July 2003 - July 2017

Operation AzureUN mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 2005 - 2011

Operation Astute ADF stabilisation operation in support of the Government of East Timor (Timor Leste) 2006 - 2013

Operation TowerUN integrated mission in Timor-Leste 2006 - 2012

Operation Aslan UN mission in the Republic of South Sudan 2011 - present.

ON A MISSION

NAVY HELPS KEEP THE PEACE

Navy has played a key role in peace-keeping operations since the UN was established, writes John Perryman

Teamwork key in hostile environmentSGT Dave Morley

THE importance of teamwork is what one Navy of-ficer is reminded of when he thinks back to his UN peacekeeping deployment to South Sudan.

LCDR Peter Barnes, of Force Design Division in ADF Headquarters, deployed as a member of the first rotation of Operation Aslan with the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMIS) from November 2011 to June 2012.

He served as Deputy Chief J4 in the Force HQ in Juba and Deputy Commander of the Australian Contingent.

LCDR Barnes was one of the many attendees at the dedication of a new memorial in Canberra on September 14.

The memorial, honouring the work of more than 80,000 ADF members, police and civilian peace-keepers, was dedicated by Governor-General GEN (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove on Anzac Parade.

The dedication coincided with the 70th anni-versary of the deployment of the first Australian peacekeepers to the UN Good Offices Mission to Indonesia, then the Dutch East Indies, in 1947.

LCDR Barnes said a highlight of his deployment was working with military members from different nations, and also the other UN agencies which made up UNMIS.

“During a crisis over the December 2011-January 2012 period, inter-communal violence flared up in Jonglei state, keeping us extremely busy for three or four weeks,” LCDR Barnes said.

“Knowing there were small numbers of peace-keepers in relatively isolated areas in Jonglei state, surrounded by potentially hostile tribal members wanting to get at people from a rival tribe sheltering in the UN compounds, was extremely stressful.

“The teamwork displayed during the crisis by the military and the civilian agencies within the UN system to get the support needed up to Jonglei state, and get the local civilians evacuated when we needed to, was amazing.”

LCDR Barnes said patience was something he learnt during his deployment.

“There was the frustration of trying to deal with the bureaucracy that is the UN, but eventually you accept that bureaucracy exists for a reason,” he said.

“In the end, you had to go through the process and try to massage it the best you could to get the result you were after, which was to provide support to our people in the field.”

LCDR Barnes said it was definitely a worthwhile deployment, although frustrating at times.

“But we all came back from our deployment satisfied in the job we’d done, trying to support and provide help to the people of South Sudan,” he said.

XO HMAS Wewak LEUT Michael Henry. Wewak was deployed to the UN transitional administration East Timor (UNTAET) mission during Operation Tanager in 2001, to transport and supply stores and equipment to the Australian peacekeepers operating in and around the border region of East and West Timor.

CPOMT Mathew Philp and LSMT Michael Wilson check the oil in the engine room of HMAS Brunei during operations in the Solomon Islands in 2010 in support of Operation Anode – the ADF’s contribution to the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI).

LCDR Bronwyn Low is briefed by team site leader LTCOL Victor Buricea, of Romania, while serving as a UN military observer in Sudan with the UN mission (UNMIS) in 2011.

HMAS Manoora at anchor off the coast of Dili, Timor-Leste, during Operation Astute as plumes of smoke rise into the air from fires in the city on May 29, 2006. The ADF operation to support the people of Timor-Leste had entered its fifth day. About 2000 personnel were deployed on the ground with supporting air and naval elements. The situation on the ground in Dili remained dangerous, with armed groups continuing to destroy property and threaten people.

Importance of being seen but not heardSGT Dave Morley

LEARNING to listen was a takea-way feature of a UN deployment to South Sudan for LCDR Paul Ko-erber.

Based at Garden Island in Syd-ney, the Minor War Vessels Op-erational Test Director at the RAN Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Authority has been in the Navy for 38 years.

LCDR Koerber served with the UNMIS peacekeeping mission from October 2014 to April 2015.

He was one of three military liaison officers deployed with an ADF contingent as part of Opera-tion Aslan.

“We served in Juba, surround-ing areas to the west, and also to the north along the White Nile,

which was a real highlight, to be able to experience that area of South Sudan,” he said.

“Another highlight was defi-nitely meeting the local people and being able to liaise with the mili-tary there, so we could move UN supplies throughout the country in support of the peacekeeping ef-fort.”

LCDR Koerber said one of the main things he learned on his de-ployment was the importance of listening.

“I noticed it seemed to be an African custom to listen to the person who was speaking and not interject, which is quite different in a lot of cases in our contemporary society,” he said.

LCDR Koerber said he was there with a very supportive team.

“By working together, we were able to get through the difficult times, and also enjoy ourselves as well, so working with a capable and diverse triservice team was very satisfying,” he said.

LCDR Koerber said a lot of people asked him about being a Navy bloke out in the middle of the desert.

“But they’ve got the White Nile, which is part of the Nile Riv-er system, and there’s a lot of wa-ter there, and since serving in the Navy is synonymous with water, I didn’t feel I was too far out of my depth,” he said.

“I also briefed UN troop force protection contingents on the mari-time safety aspects of working on board the river barges.”

LCDR Paul Koerber at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra. Photo: Jay Cronan

LCDR Peter Barnes at the dedication of the Australian Peace-keeping Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra. Photo: Jay Cronan

Watch video of the dedication of the monument at video.defence.gov.au/play/5362

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TWO of six midshipmen to take part in No. 67 Pilots Course in 1967 were reunited with some of their fellow pilots for the

first time at RAAF Base Point Cook on August 26-27.

LCDR Murray Smythe (retd) was joined by 19 ex-Air Force and Army pilots, most of whom had not been in contact for 50 years, he said.

“Eight of our number are no longer with us for a number of reasons, nota-bly aviation accidents in peace and war,” LCDR Smythe said.

“PLTOFF Ted Collett and FLGOFF Ian McLean were killed in an Iroquois helicopter near Canberra in April 1969, while Les Maike, Dennis Coffee, Arnie Fox and Clive Mayo have all died of non-aviation causes.

“PLTOFF Mike Herbert failed to return from a night bombing mission in a Canberra bomber in Vietnam in 1970, and PLTOFF Lloyd Smith was killed in a Mirage crash in Malaysia in May 1972.”

LCDR Smythe experienced a few daunting moments himself during his career.

“As a 23-year-old LEUT, I eject-ed from a RAN Macchi – 864 – due to engine failure in December 1972,

shortly after take-off from Albatross, and landed by parachute,” he said.

“My most memorable landing was also at Nowra, as a member of the Checkmates aerobatic team in 1974, when we tried to land four A4 Skyhawks in formation.

“No.4, who was squeezed between the leader and me (No.3), blew a tyre. The leader veered left towards No.2, who over-braked and also blew a tyre.

“We all managed to remain in some sort of formation, using all of runway 26 to come to an untidy stop, with-out damaging any metalwork, but we didn’t do that manoeuvre again.”

During and af ter his t ra in-ing, LCDR Smythe flew Winjeels, Macchis, Vampires, Sea Venoms and Skyhawks, but didn’t have a favourite.

“The Venom was a remarkable air-craft and I loved every hour I flew it. The Macchi was unbeatable as a trainer and, of course, there was noth-ing quite as exhilarating as flying the A4 Skyhawk on HMAS Melbourne,” he said.

“Deck landings were pretty excit-ing, except at night, when they were just terrifying. My deck landings, I’m pleased to say, we’re all uneventful, unlike those of my friend and course

Those magnificent menThe 50th anniversary reunion of No. 67 Pilots Course brought back memories for one of the first two Navy pilots to go through, writes SGT Dave Morley.

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LCDR Smythe left the Navy in 1986 as XO HMAS Kuttabul.

“During my naval career I had

studied Japanese and served as the Assistant Defence Attaché in Tokyo, so on leaving the Navy I joined the Australia-Japan Foundation, and then worked as a business consultant in Tokyo,” he said.

At the rear, LCDR Murray Smythe, sixth from left, and Andy Perry, far left – the other midshipman on the original course – in front of a RAAF DHC4 Caribou at the reunion and (inset) at Number 4 Skyhawk Operational Flying School, standing, left to right, are LCDR Murray Smythe, LEUT Rick Symons, SBLT Bob Williams and (seated) LEUT Charlie Rex.

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A TS Paluma cadet who has his eyes firmly focused on a career in Navy as a boatswains

mate recently completed a voy-age on tall ship STS Young Endeavour from Brisbane to Mackay.

Lachlan Smets, an 18-year-old Mitchelton State High School student who graduates in a few weeks, said the voyage with 19 other young Australians was an experience he would never forget.

“It’s been tiring, as sleep doesn’t really exist with the watches you keep, but you push through,” Cadet Smets said. “The crew and the other youthies have your back all the way through the voyage.”

While the voyage had some challenging moments, he said it was also exciting.

“Climbing aloft to untie the gaskets when the ship was rock-ing and swaying was great. I also

loved taking control of the ship at the helm,” Cadet Smets said.

“During the voyage I learnt a lot about myself. I know not to doubt myself, how to ask ques-tions, and have seen how impor-tant hyping morale is.”

While the voyage had its seri-ous moments, it was also fun, as the tall ship island-hopped along the coast.

“We’ve been lucky to see whales, dolphins, sting rays, reef sharks, and we snorkelled with turtles. The ship itself is amazing and a gift of its own,” he said.

The Navy cadet isn’t new to the water, sailing corsairs and taking powerboats and canoes out on the Brisbane River at Sandgate.

He said he hoped to be wear-ing a Navy uniform by this time next year.

“My dad was a combat systems operator in the Navy. He enjoyed it and he has really inspired me,” Cadet Smets said.

“Now when I put on the ANC DPNU, I get a tingly feeling as I think about how many people have worn it and the things that have happened in uniform.

“I’ve applied to be a boat-swains mate and I’m on a 12-month wait list.”

Since 1988 the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, in partnership with the Australian Government and Navy, has provided challenging train-ing voyages for 13,000 young Australians.

These voyages provide young people with a unique, challeng-ing and inspirational experience that increases self-awareness, develops teamwork and leader-ship skills, and creates a strong sense of social responsibility.

Voyages in Young Endeavour are open to all Australians aged 16-23.

For more information, go to www.youngendeavour.gov.au

A cadet with an eye on a Navy career recently put his seafaring skills to the test, writes Natalie Staples

A career on the horizon

TS Paluma cadet Lachlan Smets during the voyage on STS Young Endeavour.

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EIGHT days after walking out of the village of Kokoda, a group of junior Legatees and their ADF mentors arrived

at Owers’ Corner, exhausted, having trekked 96km through the mountain-ous jungle regions of the Papua New Guinea highlands.

The trek along the iconic Kokoda Trail was part of the Legacy Australia initiative ‘Legacy Australia Kokoda Challenge’, which paired serving members of the ADF with young Australians in their region who had lost a parent that had once been a member of the ADF.

The serving members mentored the junior Legatees to prepare them mentally and physically to tackle the Kokoda Trail, and then walked the trail with them.

Starting in March, the 23 junior Legatees and their 17 Navy, Army, and Air Force mentors trained together on mountains all around Australia.

At the end of August, they gath-ered in Brisbane, and then travelled to Papua New Guinea, where last month, they achieved their goal of conquering Kokoda.

Defence contingent Commander MAJ Phil Whitehead said it meant a lot to the group of serving members to be able to support the Legacy youth on their Kokoda journey.

“Every one of the soldiers, sail-ors, airmen and women and offic-ers involved in Operation Legacy Australia Kokoda Challenge feel incredibly privileged to have accom-panied these special young people on such an important and reflective journey through one of the most iconic battlefields in Australian mili-tary history,” MAJ Whitehead said.

“Equally, we feel incredibly proud of the achievement of the group and the teamwork they dem-onstrated to complete the gruelling trek, which is a significant milestone in all of our lives.

“Most importantly, the time we spent with the Legacy youth was

Junior Legatees challenge themselves on the Kokoda Trail with help from their ADF mentors, LEUT Sarah West reports.

Legatees take on Kokoda

‘‘– Navy mentor

ABET Haydn Bonderenko

You can read the books about Kokoda, but to be here is completely different.

very meaningful and we acknowl-edge the incredibly important work of Legacy in helping the families of fallen Defence members thrive despite adversity.”

The challenge coincided with national Legacy Week, which high-lights the important work Legacy does to support Defence families following the death of a spouse or a parent, during or after their ADF service.

Legacy Australia chairman Tony Ralph said it was significant that the junior Legatees were able to com-plete the challenging and emotional journey with their ADF mentors.

“Veterans mentoring Legacy youth reflects the true spirit of Legacy,” Mr Ralph said.

“By bringing these young adults and the current generation of serv-ing veterans together over Legacy Week we are fostering the qualities of leadership, resilience, courage, initiative, respect and teamwork.

“Whether on deployment, peace-keeping, peace enforcing or disaster relief, the bottom line is when a member of the Australian Defence Force goes to work, including those who have mentored our Legacy youth, there is always a real risk they may not return, and if they do, it may not be in the same state as when they left.

“Our ADF mentors have wit-

nessed firsthand what Legacy is prepared to do if the worst were to happen during their ADF service.”

Navy Mentor ABET Haydn Bonderenko said he learned a lot about himself on Kokoda, and through working with his junior Legatees to help them prepare for the challenge.

“It has shown me that I can train a group to get through something like this – that I’ve got some leader-ship qualities,” AB Bonderenko said.

“You can read the books about Kokoda, but to be here is completely different.

“Being a part of Legacy has also been really rewarding and I would recommend other service people get involved with this organisation.”

Junior Legatee Emmelyne Jackson said the local porters and guides were invaluable on the trek, much like the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels were to the Australian soldiers dur-ing the Kokoda Campaign.

“They looked after us and took care of us and made sure that we were ok, and if we were struggling they understood and they stopped to make sure we were alright, to make sure we got to the other end,” Emmelyne said.

Junior Legatee Danielle Smith said it was really meaningful to do Kokoda with the ADF mentors.

“The junior Legatees get along with them so well, we kind of have that connection with the forces, so it was really good to have them watch-ing over us – just like our fathers would have done if they were here,” Danielle said.

In the year marking the 75th anniversary of the Kokoda cam-paign, the junior Legatees and their ADF mentors overcame the mud, sweat and tears of the Kokoda Trail and honoured the Legacy of the soldiers who had walked before them, by demonstrating mateship, resilience, leadership and teamwork. In doing so, they created their own Legacy.

ABET Haydn Bonderenko, right, with junior Legatees, from left, Jared Morrison, Kirstie Morrison and Emmelyne Jackson.

LSCIS Freya Halliday with junior Legatees Tim Potter, left, and Henry Barnes

Papua New Guinean porters help junior Legatee Ivy Tugado cross a river during the Op Legacy Australia Kokoda Challenge. Photos: CPL Steve Duncan

ABET Haydn Bonderenko and his porter negotiate a steep section of the Kokoda Trail.

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LCDR Jeffrey Choat

A TEAM of instructors from 723SQN recently visited HMAS Waterhen to inspect Defence’s new multi-role aviation training vessel, MV Sycamore.

The visit was in preparation for first-of-class flight trials for the new EC135 helicopter being delivered as part of the Helicopter Aircrew Training System.

Incoming CO for the squadron CMDR Bruce Willington said Sycamore would be a game-chang-ing capability for aircrew training in the ADF.

“Having a dedicated flight deck- equipped vessel to train our aircrew

saves time and money,” CMDR Willington said.

“We will qualify pilots, aviation warfare officers, and aircrewmen to operate helicopters, including from ships, and deliver them to Navy and Army squadrons ready for conver-sion to operational aircraft types.”

Before aircrew training begins in January 2018, a group of test pilots and engineers from the RAN Aviation Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit are conducting deck landings and other aviation serials aboard Sycamore to develop deck operating limits.

Helicopter instructor qualifica-tion training will take place before the first aircrew courses use the ves-

sel in the winter period.Fifteen EC135 aircraft have

been acquired to replace the legacy Navy AS350BA Squirrel and Army Bell 206B1 Kiowa-based training systems.

The EC135 helicopters, along with a suite of simulators and part task trainers, will be used to train all ADF helicopter aircrew from January.

Sycamore is named after the very first helicopter acquired by the Navy in 1953, the Bristol Sycamore.

As the term multi-role suggests, the ship will be used for other training programs including basic training, mine warfare, diving and weapons recovery.

LEUT John Thompson

A MAJOR initiative of Fleet Support Unit (FSU) at HMAS Waterhen has the potential to save millions of dollars a year for Navy and keep ships supplied with valu-able equipment.

The FSU workforce at the base has been repairing items such as portable fire pumps, damage control lanterns and signal lamps, windscreen wiper mechanisms and headsets used by Huon-class mine-hunters.

The Executive Director of Fleet Support Unit - Australia, Martin Drebber, said in the past much of the “repairing of repairables” was either contracted out, or the items were simply replaced with new ones.

“We were potentially spending millions of dollars in replacing bro-ken items when we could be doing the work ourselves and putting that money to better use,” Mr Drebber said. “The changes that we have introduced are aimed at bringing more work in-house and upskilling our staff and providing them with more meaningful work.”

One of the driving forces at Waterhen, CPOMT Damien Clayton, said the changes did not happen overnight.

“We started working on devel-

LEUT John Thompson

FLEET Support Unit - Australia has embarked on a new program to raise the skill and capability of its workforce by engaging the support of private industry.

FSU Operations Manager at HMAS Waterhen, LEUT Ben Doherty, said indus-try collaboration was a step change for capability.

“We are working with a growing num-ber of Defence suppliers and now have technical mastery secondment programs in place with seven Defence suppliers, and we are in final negotiations with several others,” LEUT Doherty said.

Companies such as CEA Technologies, Thales, UGL, Noske Kaeser, Innovasys, Norship Marine and Wartsila facilitate the upskilling of Navy members by exposing

them to work which they would not nor-mally be involved in.

“Our people return to us more capable and motivated with new innovative ideas about how we can do things better,” LEUT Doherty said.

ABMT Ryan Scott started his second-ment at Wartsila engine maintenance facil-ity in Sydney’s west in June.

“The experience has been a great one – the knowledge and skills that I’m learn-ing are invaluable, and I understand more about the industry and my trade,” AB Scott said.

AB Scott’s supervisor at Wartsila, Nick Cruz, praised his young charge.

“He was very quiet in the beginning but he’s been doing a great job, he’s quick to learn, very helpful and great to have around the workshop,” Mr Cruz said.

Vessel a game-changer for aircrew

All happening at Waterhen

Partnering with industry

oping our capacity late last year to help ensure our sailors were kept busy with meaningful work dur-ing non-production periods,” CPO Clayton said.

“We needed to encourage people to trust that we could do the work, and to the standard required – I think we’ve proven that we can.”

Already this year, of 120 service lamps that had been declared unser-viceable, 80 per cent were repaired using parts from other unservice-able items; and by the end of the year, the team will have turned 100 broken headsets (valued at more than $1000 each) into useable equipment again.

LSMT Justin Faint, part of the team that repairs fire pumps, said the work he and the rest of the team had been doing was essential for maintaining the Fleet.

“It’s also meaningful and satisfying – we’re getting more work into the FSU and, as a result, becoming more skilled and capable ourselves,” LS Faint said.

The Waterhen examples are part of Fleet-wide initiatives to deliver viable in-house sustainment services, which will enhance the technical mastery of Navy sailors, offset the cost of maintenance, and provide tangible benefits.

ABMT Ester Melvin works on one of the many headsets that have been repaired at HMAS Waterhen.Photo: ABIS Steven Thomson

LSMT Justin Faint working at Fleet Support Unit, HMAS Waterhen. Photo: ABATV Kieren Whiteley

ABMT Ryan Scott measures a bore for a mine hunter generator at Wartsila Australia in Huntingwood, Sydney. Photo: ABATV Kieren Whiteley

723SQN flying instructors visit MV Sycamore at HMAS Waterhen to inspect Defence’s new multi-role aviation training vessel. Photo: LCDR Jeffrey Choat

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LEUT John Thompson

IT IS a potentially catastrophic scenar-io: two critically injured in a helicopter crash, a patient undergoing an amputa-tion, and another recovering from seri-ous injuries in a fall, with medics also trying to help a woman giving birth.

Suddenly news breaks of 15 injured in a small boat collision and fire in the dock. And it’s all taking place on one of Australia’s amphibious assault ships.

Fortunately, though, it is only an exercise.

LEUT Steven Grosser, the simula-tor coordinator at Navy’s state-of-the-art maritime operational health unit at HMAS Penguin, has been preparing for this day for months.

“This was an important simula-tion exercise – the first of its kind we’ve undertaken since 2015,” LEUT Grosser said.

More than 50 people were involved in the August exercise, including HMAS Canberra’s medical team and Army representatives.

COMTRAIN CDRE Justin

Jones observed the exercise and was impressed with what he saw.

“The Royal Australian Navy Medical School Simulator is the only facility of its type in Australia, and the professionalism on display here is exceptional,” CDRE Jones said.

“This is the future – the better we are at training, assessing and certifying our capabilities, the better prepared we’ll be when we get to sea.”

The exercise ran over a full day, with the simulator set up so the unit could conduct treatment to replicate patient flow on an amphibious assault ship.

The medics were confronted by a series of critical incident scenarios designed to test how well the medical teams communicate with one another and between commands, as well as how they manage patient care, includ-ing resuscitation and treatment, post op-care and ward-based treatment.

“Overall, the teams performed exceedingly well,” LEUT Grosser said.

“The only way days like this are a success is if everyone works together, and they did.”

Scenarios put medics to the test

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DCN RADM Mike Noonan, 100 uniformed members and close fam-ily witnessed LCDR David Hughes receive his second Federation Star and Gold Service Medallion on August 24, marking 45 years of extraordinary service and the end of his career in the permanent Navy.

Despite being too young to be conscripted, 17-year-old Recruit Hughes joined the Navy in 1971 and immediately deployed to Vietnam in the “Vung Tau Ferry” HMAS Sydney III.

Upon return, Ordinary Seaman Hughes trained as a radar plot sail-or, destined to spend the next 14 years bouncing between the US and Australia as ships were outfitted with their first naval combat data system and the Radar Plot School at HMAS Watson required personnel to teach the new technology.

In 1985, CPO Hughes received a brief posting to then new HMAS Sydney IV before heading back State-side on exchange with the USN, attached to HMAS Waratah. It was here that Hughes recalls the highlight of being named ship’s company to one of the most decorated US battle-ships, USS New Jersey.

THE Navy bid fair winds and following seas to CMDR Trevor Widdison dur-ing a farewell ceremony at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct in Darwin in August.

The veteran of 40 years’ full-time service will leave Darwin and join the Active Reserve.

Captain Patrol Boats CAPT Jason Hunter said CMDR Widdison’s story was an example of one person’s dedica-tion to the Navy and unwavering desire to serve his country.

“It’s hard to express our full thanks for all that CMDR Widdison has done for the Navy,” CAPT Hunter said.

“The sacrifices he and his family have made for more than 40 years can-not be forgotten and will forever be appreciated by a grateful nation.”

CMDR Widdison has enjoyed a dis-tinguished career since joining the Navy in 1977 as a 16-year-old electrical tech-nical power sailor.

His professionalism and skill were quickly recognised, and by 1998 he had earned the rank of WO.

In 2001, CMDR Widdison commis-sioned as a marine engineer officer.

H e s e r ve d o n H M A S h i p s Melbourne, Parramatta and Perth and deployed for operations to the Middle East several times.

CMDR Widdison also oversaw the introduction into service of the Armidale-class patrol boats and the paying off of the Fremantle-class patrol boats.

“Trevor worked miracles as he sup-ported the introduction into service of a new capability while nursing an ageing one through to disposal,” CAPT Hunter said.

“The size of the task cannot be underestimated and is testament to the commitment, drive and passion that he has shown throughout his service.”

CMDR Widdison’s last role was as the inaugural Class Lifecycle Engineer Officer at Headquarters Patrol Boat Group in Darwin.

“CMDR Widdison leaves the Navy better than when he found it. His tenac-ity in ensuring the best outcomes for the force has been first rate and he will be sorely missed,” CAPT Hunter said.

Shipmate’s fond farewell

“There are not many things that feel like the pressure wave of the 3 [16”] turrets conducting a double broadside,” LCDR Hughes said.

By 1990, Sydney IV was calling CPO Hughes’ name again, and he deployed to the Persian Gulf in sup-port of Operation Damask (Gulf War I) before taking up a new role as a career adviser.

In 1999, a newly promoted WO Hughes took up the appointment of Fleet Directions Assistant in Sea

Training Group. Commissioning fol-lowed with LEUT Hughes undertak-ing a number of roles within Fleet HQ before the deployment bug hit again. He undertook the role of Australian Theatre Liaison Officer to Commander US 5th Fleet during Gulf War II.

LCDR Hughes’ expertise in bat-tlespace management of rotary and fixed wing aircraft was often used to instruct at HMAS Watson dur-ing his career, so it was no surprise when, in 2007, he was asked to move to the ‘Hornets Nest’ home of the fighter, RAAF Base Williamtown. He then completed a UN deployment to Sudan in support of Operation Azure and spent the next six years as the Naval Liaison Officer with-in the Eastern Regional Operations Centre (EASTROC), and the Senior Naval Officer of 42WG, managing the development of RAN fighter control-lers.

When asked by RADM Noonan if there was anything he would like to say at his award ceremony, LCDR Hughes simply replied, “It has been a privilege and an honour to be able to call so many people ‘shipmate’, and that’s all I could ever ask for.”

Lauded for his dedication

CMDR Trevor Widdison at his farewell with CAPT Jason Hunter. Photo: ABIS Kayla Hayes

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LEUT Gregory Pope

TRAINING Authority Safety and Seaworthiness (TASS) has launched a new online safety risk assess-ment resource available to all Navy members in the Australian Defence Education Learning Environment (ADELE).

Designed with simplicity and functionality in mind, the tool explores the principles behind safe-ty risk management by leading the user through a scenario, developing a safety risk assessment for a family day at a Navy base.

Director TASS CMDR Marc Pavillard said the new training product was aimed at first-time users and those looking to refresh their knowledge.

“We wanted to provide a straight-forward yet engaging resource to reinforce the core prin-ciples supporting good safety risk management in our workplaces,” CMDR Pavillard said.

“Our aim is to maximise avail-ability by hosting it on ADELE so Navy people can access it day or night, on any device connected to the internet.”

Although the resource is primar-ily focused on the safety aspects of a specific family day activity, the core concepts covered are equally applicable when managing risks from other dimensions of risk rec-

New safety resource

ognised in the Navy Governance Manual.

“While the navigation layout of this resource naturally encourages the user to follow the sequential steps involved in conducting a safety risk assessment, you are also free to navigate at any time directly to any topic you desire,” CMDR Pavillard said.

Staff Officer Safety and Seaworthiness CMDR Graeme Hale said the thinking behind the struc-ture of the learning resource was to make it user-friendly.

“We have approached this pro-ject from the point of view of the

user,” CMDR Hale said.“At home you’d see something

that needs doing, Google how to do it, and then go and get it done – it’s a similar process here.”

“This is a learning resource we want people to use a lot, so it has been designed with maximum user accessibility and flexibility in mind.”

It can be accessed from work or on your own device at home. You do not need to be on the protected network.

To enrol for safety risk assessments, go to http://www.adele.edu.au

To enrol for a safety risk assessment, go to the website address at the end of this story and follow the log-in prompts.

THE RAN routinely shares and expands knowledge through a range of personnel exchanges, and for one Australian mine warfare specialist the opportunity to work with the Royal Navy has been without comparison.

LCDR Marc Rennie, pictured, who joined the RAN in 2001, is a mine clearance diving officer.

He was selected for a role in the United Kingdom in the RN’s Hunt-class mine counter-measures vessel, HMS Chiddingfold.

S ince January he has been deployed as XO of Crew One of the ship.

“The exposure working with the Royal Navy in support of mine war-fare and clearance diving operations is invaluable and provides a specialised opportunity to engage and broaden my experience and knowledge,” LCDR Rennie said.

Since 2014, Chiddingfold has been based out of Bahrain, undertaking Operation Kipion in the Middle East. The RN routinely deploys ships for extended periods and rotates crews through the ship’s remote home port. Kipion provides an operational frame-work for the RN, with the maritime presence a demonstration of their con-tinued commitment to ensuring peace and stability throughout the region.

LCDR Rennie said the deploy-ment provided opportunities to directly apply his skills in an operational thea-tre.

“This deployment provides an opportunity to learn and develop high-end mine warfare skills in a demand-

Chefs don’t settle for status quoLEUT Will Singer

ON-TREND HMAS Stirling chefs execute cutting edge ideas for Navy people in Western Australia, pre-paring food across the spectrum of activities that the service undertakes across the state.

Running an efficient cater-ing operation with very different demands involves integrating new trends into the menu and learning to be productive, because every dollar counts.

POML-C David Boyles said each ship’s galley was a hive of ideas and continuous improvement activities, ranging from cooking competitions to

creating delicious, innovative fusions and dishes in a variety of forms.

“We have stood up a bakers watch that start work in the early hours of the morning to train our chefs to bake many different bread types, both ashore and at sea,” PO Boyles said.

“Weekly training enables us to experiment in the preparation and cooking of various foodstuffs, focus on improving shortfalls and take our cooking to a higher level.

“It is important that we under-stand the food products we order, so we conduct field days where we visit cheese factories, mushroom farms, butchers and suppliers to gain knowl-edge of our products and the best

way to use them. Our capabilities are widespread – from knocking up some cheese and tomato ‘sangers’ for the divers training around Careening Bay, through to fine-dining for VIPs.

“We recently moved to a contract that involves direct involvement with the companies that produce the products – rather than having a ‘mid-dleman’ – giving us cheaper rations and more variety of products,” PO Boyles said.

The preparation of food for ship-mates, who look forward to meal-times, keeps morale high and health optimised in varying conditions to fight and win at sea.

Valuable time on exchange

ing and complex environment with the RN and other allies,” he said.

“The exposure and continued engagement within the RN have pro-vided lessons that will be used in my future roles in the RAN.”

On return to her home port of Portsmouth, the ship was met by Australian Head of Defence Staff - London AIRCDRE Brian Edwards and Austral ian Naval Adviser - London CAPT Shane Craig.

“This is a unique opportunity to thank both the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy crew members for their service and contribution to the United Kingdom’s mission and to share in the experience of their wel-come home with family and friends,” CAPT Craig said.

LCDR Rennie was reunited with his wife and greeted his new daughter, who was born in late August. Later this year, he and his family will return to Australia before he assumes com-mand of an Australian mine hunter.

LSML-C SM Aaron Carroll supervises the chefs as LSML-C Kris Kneller mans the deep-fat fryer while preparing lunch in HMAS Stirling’s main galley. Photo: LS Ronnie Baltoft

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It might be time to invest in a new mattress and wake up feeling better, writes CPL Mark Doran.

Why your mattress matters

A good quality mattress may be the key to having the best possible night’s sleep. Photo: CPL Mark Doran

WE SPEND at least a third of our lives in bed, so one thing we should spend money on is the best qual-

ity mattress we can afford.If you are waking up tired, stiff and

sore, it may be time to replace the old saggy or lumpy mattress causing you back or neck pain.

A mattress is the most important part of your bed and a good quality mattress might be the key to having the best possible night’s sleep.

Choosing the best mattress is about finding the right balance of comfort and support.

A good mattress should offer firm support, have a cushioning layer and allow you to roll over easily.

The Senior Medical Adviser of the Directorate of Military Medicine, Dr Victoria Ross, said getting enough sleep was important for maintaining good health and wellbeing.

“A comfortable mattress will cer-tainly help,” Dr Ross said.

“As will ensuring the bedroom is dark, quiet and at a comfortable tem-perature.”

When shopping, it is best to go to a reputable retailer which has a large range of mattresses.

Lie on as many in your price range as you can and rule out any uncomfort-able ones.

When you decide which is the most comfortable, lie on it for at least 20 minutes and remember you are going to be sleeping on it every night for the next 10 years or so.

When lying on your back in bed your spine should maintain its natural curve. You should be able to slide a hand under your lower back, but not easily as too big a gap means the mat-tress is too hard.

When on your side, your spine should remain straight. If the mattress is too firm you’ll soon feel pressure on your hips and shoulders. If it’s too soft,

you will sink into the mattress, causing your back to ache.

If you share your bed, make sure you and your partner lie on the mattress together in your usual sleeping positions.

Ensure you are well supported and there are no gaps between you and the mattress.

When you lie on your back, your back should be supported in a slight curve, without a gap between it and the mattress.

A mattress will last significantly longer when looked after properly. A latex or double-sided inner spring mat-tress should be alternately flipped and rotated once a month.

By flipping the mattress one month and rotating the next, you are ensuring you sleep on all parts of the mattress so it wears evenly.

If your mattress is single-sided it should be rotated once a month.

Dr Ross said mattresses and bedding could also harbour dust mites.

“People with asthma or a dust mite allergy should routinely wash their bed-ding in hot water and vacuum their mat-tress regularly,” she said.

Ideally a mattress should be replaced every 10-12 years, or earlier if it has been damaged or badly worn.”

Common types of mattresses include an inner spring where the spring com-ponent is designed for support and a pillow top component is designed for comfort.

Quality latex mattresses offer a good alternative to the inner spring, espe-cially for those with allergies.

Specialty mattresses constructed with varying support on each side can be elevated at the foot and head ends and multi-zone inner spring mattresses offer different amounts of support for different parts of the body.

Foam mattresses and futons should be avoided and are only recommended for occasional use.

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CAPT Anna-Lise Brink

MEMBERS of the Australian women’s cricket team were taken out of their comfort zone during a military training session with players from the ADF women’s cricket team at Gallipoli Barracks on September 14.

The Australian players took part in a military pool PT session that included the over-water obsta-cle course.

They also rode in ASLAVs, tried on a bomb suit, and toured the Weapons Training Simulation System.

Australian Vice-Captain Alex Blackwell said the experience would help the team in the lead-up to the upcoming Ashes series.

“Usually we’re hitting cricket balls and throwing stumps down, obviously this is very different,”

Ms Blackwell said. “Experiencing these new conditions and how we respond to them as individuals and as a group puts us in a good place to be able to respond to whatever circumstances arrive in that cricket test match.”

Eleven ADF players, includ-ing LEUT Melanie Pring of Navy Cricket, joined in to give the Australian players a taste of mili-tary life.

“It’s great to see professional sportswomen confronted with our day-to-day life,” LEUT Pring said.

“The girls have come in really positively and have had a couple of new experiences, which they’ve made the most of.”

The Australian cricketers were invited to experience mili-tary training after they mentored female Defence players during a cricket training session in 2015.

Since then Australian play-ers have been back for additional coaching sessions with individual Defence cricket teams.

LEUT Pring said the continu-ing relationship had major ben-efits.

“We’re really trying to devel-op our game and these girls are ground-breaking – everything they’re doing is brand new for Australia, so it’s just really good to have that relationship,” LEUT Pring said.

Ms Blackwell said she hoped to continue building strong connec-tions with Defence cricket.

“It’s so great to see Defence cricket really strong,” she said.

“Just to hear Defence members picking up cricket for the first time and having a great experience with it is very encouraging.”

LEUT Kirsti Burtenshaw

TWO teams from Australian Defence Force Rugby Union (ADFRU) will embark on a united campaign in the next two months to make a mark on the sevens stage.

A men’s and women’s team will compete in the highly anticipated Noosa International Sevens from October 13-15 at Dolphin Park, and the men’s team will use the competition as a launching pad to the ARU Nationals in Bendigo, from November 22-26.

Historically, competitions such as these have been entered in alternate years by either team, but 2017 is provid-ing a new cohesive approach whereby the teams train and compete side by side under the strong leadership of one management team.

SPR Keli Fukofuka has been entrust-ed with the enviable and pivotal role as head coach for both teams and is excited about the future of sevens.

“The upcoming 2017 ADFRU sev-ens program looks to build on the suc-cess of last year’s, involving the men’s inaugural year in the Australian Rugby Union National Sevens Championships, where they took out the Bowl Final,” SPR Fukofuka said.

“This year sees the ADF women integrated into the program as we look to further develop the recent success of our ADF women selected for the Wallaroo (rugby union) and Jillaroo (rugby league) women’s national teams.

“Our program provides opportunities for our service men and women on the national stage.”

LEUT Jamie McCue

NAVY TRIDENTS rugby league team returns to international competition this month, with a tour to New Zealand.

The 19-man squad is contesting the Anzac Challenge Cup against the Royal New Zealand Navy in two test matches from October 2-6 at Devonport sports ground in Auckland.

Tridents coach POB Christian Duncan said the squad attended a training camp at HMAS Penguin late September in preparation.

“We used this time to sort out our player combina-tions and to welcome and prepare some of our prom-ising new players, including LSCD Daniel Harris, ABMT Brendan Whiting, ABATV Cameron Cornell, ABATV Andrew Wright and SMNET Manuel Grundy-Quay,” PO Duncan said.

“Looking to the future, Navy Rugby League wants to expand its player base and build on the momentum from its tour of New Zealand.”

With the ADF Interservice Tournament planned for March 2018, new players are welcome to try out for a place on the team.

Contact [email protected]

Tridents on tour

Taste of ADF for cricketers

Sarah Aley, of Cricket Australia, tries a bomb suit on for size with help from ABML-SC Chelsea Veney and CPL Natasha Wilson, at Gallipoli Barracks. Photo: SGT Kirk Peacock

LEUT Kirsti Burtenshaw

WITH the ADFRU playing calendar growing, the organisation is looking to bolster its referee contingent and is wel-coming current or new referees who wish to be involved.

SQNLDR James Hagan has been a referee for ADFRU for 11 years and has been supported with many training courses during his tenure.

He has enjoyed the benefits of the position and encourages others to get involved in what he describes as an excellent way to maintain a healthy life-style and be involved with a sport you love.

“When my playing career was com-ing to an end due to injuries and numer-ous deployments, I decided to turn to refereeing as a way to stay involved in rugby,” SQNLDR Hagan said.

“This has provided me with some amazing opportunities, including par-ticipating in a number of overseas tours to referee international matches.”

Whistle-blowers sought

As an ADFRU referee you will be provided with all the gear that is required, a clear training path and opportunities to develop through practi-cal and theoretical application.

For more information contact SQNLDR Hagan or [email protected]

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CPL Mark Doran

EFFORTS by Australia’s athletes at this years Invictus Games have been rewarded with medals, and at the time of going to print the team’s tally was already 35.

The 42 members of the Australian team, with their families and friends, arrived in Toronto after an 18-hour flight.

The final member to arrive, former soldier Sarah Watson, lives in France, so she hitched a ride with the French team.

After settling in at the athletes’ village at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, the team members got straight into their training regi-men the next day.

Former soldiers Chris Clark and Daniel Parker competed in the first event as the driv-ers chosen for the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge on September 23.

The challenge featured one team of two people from each nation, with both com-petitors given the opportunity to drive and navigate.

The Australians’ efforts were outclassed with the Netherlands winning gold, the United Kingdom silver and Denmark the bronze.

The first official day of competition began with a star-studded opening ceremony where HRH Prince Harry and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined an enthusi-astic, packed house at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

The ceremony featured a parade of nations, performances and moving stories by veterans.

In welcoming all those in attendance, Mr Trudeau thanked all the athletes for their service, before reflecting on the impact the Invictus Games would have on spectators: “Thinking about what each of us can do in our lives to make the kind of difference you make in the world every day.

“Thank you again for being here,” he said.As more than 550 competitors from 17

nations entered the stadium, Prince Harry told the roaring crowd Toronto was hosting the largest Invictus Games yet, with more competitors, more sports, more nations and more people watching at home.

“Some of you have cheated death and come back stronger than before,” Prince Harry said.

“You are all winners. You are proving to the world anything is possible.”

The first day of competition began with

Athletes add to medals

PROUD TO BE PRANKED BY A ROYAL

POMED Latisha Baker with Prince Harry at the Toronto Invictus Games. Photo: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

CPL Mark Doran

Suffering jet-lag and no doubt weary from acclimatisation train-ing in preparation for the Invictus Games, former Australian soldier Kristin Lane decided to catch a quick forty winks during a break in training at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Always up for a practical joke, Invictus Games patron HRH Prince Harry decided to rouse the athlete with a very royal reveille.Much to the amusement of the horde of media who follow the Prince’s every move, Lane became an instant world-wide sensation as he was startled from his slumber.Lane said it felt like he was dreaming.“It was surreal, there were heaps of flashes going off, and this

person was waking me up,” he said.“It took me a second to realise it was Prince Harry and then I was in shock.“After my initial embarrass-

ment I felt stoked – it’s not every day you are woken by a prince.“I’m sure I’m not going to live this one down for a long time, if at all.”

Photo: CPL Mark Doran

‘‘– HRH Prince Harry

You are proving to the world anything is possible.

a preliminary round of wheelchair tennis at Nathan Phillips Square and launched straight into the athletic heats and finals at the York Lions Stadium.

POMED Latisha Baker, of HMAS Creswell, said she was excited to be compet-ing in wheelchair basketball and indoor row-ing at the Invictus Games.

“It’s an honour to represent Australia at an international event,” PO Baker said.

“It’s like nothing I’ve ever done before and to be able to do it alongside others who, like me, have become wounded, injured or ill during their military service is special.

“I’ve been inspired by the members of the Australian team and veterans from other nations with similar experiences to me.

“It makes me realise what can be achieved if we just have a go and keep doing your best, no matter how hard it gets.

“It’s the camaraderie within the Invictus family that keeps you going.”

The ADF and RSL have been involved with the Invictus Games since its inception, with teams competing in London in 2014 and Orlando last year. Australia will host the fourth Invictus Games in Sydney in October next year.

Australia’s involvement in the Invictus Games is part of a broader Adaptive Sports Program sponsored by the ADF and RSL in which current and former serving wounded, injured and ill members participate in a vari-ety of competitions.

WO2 Andrew Hetherington

A FIRST-game loss against Army could not give Navy’s lawn bowl-ers the lead they needed, to allow them to contest for the cham-pion service trophy at the ADF bowls championships, held at the Windsor Bowling and Sports Club, Sydney, from September 18-22.

Navy Team representative and championships player WOMT Eric Lane said their team was close to winning against Army in the open-ing round.

“We fielded a smaller team than needed to be fully competi-tive, with only 12 players of the required 16,” WO Lane said.

“All four rinks against Army were closely contested, and to Navy’s credit the never-say-die

attitude was evident, with all mem-bers contributing across all four rinks.

“The final result was two rinks- all, although Army received an overall win, with plus-14 shots up across the four rinks.”

The team’s second game was against the 2016 champions, Air Force.

However, Air Force were even-tual winners across all four rinks with a winning aggregate of 19.”

Navy’s most valuable player during the championships was ABMED Andrew Batterham.

“I didn’t have an ideal prepara-tion leading up to the comp, as I’m a seagoing sailor aboard HMAS Canberra, although it was great for the ship to release me to play, AB Batterham said.”

For the first three days of the comp he played interstate bowls for NSW, winning four from four games.

“During the interservice games, I had one win against Army and one loss against Air Force. All of them were close and enjoyable matches,” AB Batterham said.

ABRO Anita Jenkins played in her ninth ADF championships despite an injury, and a pending PFT also inhibited her preparation.

During the first two-and-a-half days she played state matches for Victoria in a triples team, with mixed results, “but we never gave up, although we didn’t fare too well, finishing on the bottom of the table”, she said.

AB Jenkins finally had some success for Navy in the interser-

vice games. “Playing with WO Lane we had a great win first up on our rink against Army,” she said.

“The second game against RAAF, while not being a win, was well fought and overall we were not total pushovers and were proud of our fighting efforts.” Navy win-ners from the championships were best lead LS ATV Aaron Lever and most valuable player AB Andrew Batterham.

After the competition ended, seven Navy representatives were selected for the ADF Lawn Bowls National squad of 16.

They are CPOMUSN Sharon Jarvis, POPTI Steven Adams, ABHSO Justin Bell, AB Anita Jenkins, AB Andrew Batterham, POB Luke Piper and WO Eric Lane.

Navy team bowled over

ABHSO Justin Bell in action during the ADF bowls championships. Photo: CPL David Gibbs

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Former sailor Richard Wassell competes in the indoor rowing competition at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletics Centre during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Photo: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

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